Crotalus atrox
Crotalus atrox Baird and Girard, 1853
- class Reptilia
- order Squamata
- suborder Serpentes
- superfamily Colubroidea
- family Viperidae Oppel, 1811
- subfamily Crotalinae Oppel, 1811
- genus Crotalus
Common Names
Western Diamond-backed Rattlesnake (English)
Languages: English
Overview
Common Names
Western diamond-backed rattlesnake
Rights holder(s): Mohammadi, Shabnam - Comment (0)
Ecology and Distribution
Distribution
Southwestern USA and northern Mexico: from central Arkansas and southeastern California (USA) south to northern Sinaloa, Hidalgo, and nothern Veraruz (Mexico). Isolated populations occur in southern Veracruz and southeastern Oaxaca (McDiarmid et al., 1999).
Rights holder(s): Mohammadi, Shabnam - Comment (0)
Additional Notes
Notes
Holotype: USNM 7761
Type-locality: "Indianola" [Indianola, Calhoun County, Texas, USA] (McDiarmid et al., 1999).
Rights holder(s): Mohammadi, Shabnam - Comment (0)
Taxonomy
- Crotalus confluentus SAY 1823 (synonym)
References
(1999). Snake species of the world: A taxonomic and geographic reference..
1, 511. Washington, DC: The Herpetologists' League.